Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
6-501.11
Repairing.
Physical facilities shall be maintained in good
repair.
6-501.12
Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions.
(A) Physical facilities shall be cleaned as
often as necessary to keep them clean.
(B) Except for cleaning that is necessary due
to a spill or other accident, cleaning shall be done during periods when the
least amount of food is exposed, such as after closing.
6-501.13
Cleaning Floors, Dustless
Methods.
(A) Except as specified in (B)
of this section, only dustless methods of cleaning shall be used, such as wet
cleaning, vacuum cleaning, mopping with treated dust mops, or sweeping using a
broom and dust-arresting compounds.
(B) Spills or drippage on floors that occur
between normal floor cleaning times may be cleaned:
(1) Without the use of dust-arresting
compounds and
(2) In the case of
liquid spills or drippage, with the use of a small amount of absorbent compound
such as sawdust or diatomaceous earth applied immediately before spot
cleaning.
6-501.14
Cleaning Ventilation Systems,
Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition.
(A) Intake and exhaust air ducts shall be
cleaned and filters changed so they are not a source of contamination by dust,
dirt, and other materials.
(B) If
vented to the outside, ventilation systems may not create a public health
hazard, nuisance or unlawful discharge.
6-501.15
Cleaning Maintenance Tools,
Preventing Contamination.
Food preparation sinks, handwashing sinks, and warewashing
equipment may not be used for the cleaning of maintenance tools, the
preparation or holding of maintenance materials, or the disposal of mop water
and similar liquid wastes.
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6-501.16
Drying Mops.
After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows
them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
6-501.17
Absorbent Material
on Floors, Use Limitation.
Except as specified in 6-501.13(B), sawdust, wood shavings,
granular salt, baked clay, diatomaceous earth, or similar materials may not be
used on floors.
6-501.18
Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures.
Plumbing fixtures such as handwashing sinks, toilets, and
urinals shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
6-501.19
Closing Toilet Room
Doors.
Except during cleaning and maintenance operations, toilet
room doors as specified under 6-202.14 shall be kept closed.
6-501.110
Using Dressing Rooms and
Lockers.
(A) Dressing rooms shall be
used by employees if the employees regularly change their clothes in the
establishment.
(B) Lockers or other
suitable facilities shall be used for the orderly storage of employee clothing
and other possessions.
6-501.111
Controlling Pests.
The premises shall be maintained free of insects, rodents,
and other pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be
controlled to eliminate their presence on the premises by:
(A) Routinely inspecting incoming shipments
of food and supplies;
(B) Routinely
inspecting the premises for evidence of pests;
(C) Using methods, if pests are found, such
as trapping devices or other means of pest control as specified under 7-202.12,
7-206.12, and 7-206.13;
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(D) Eliminating harborage
conditions.
6-501.112
Removing Dead or Trapped Birds, Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests.
Dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests
shall be removed from control devices and the premises at a frequency that
prevents their accumulation, decomposition, or the attraction of pests.
6-501.113
Storing
Maintenance Tools.
Maintenance tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners,
and similar items shall be:
(A) Stored
so they do not contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and
single-service and single-use articles; and
(B) Stored in an orderly manner that
facilitates cleaning the area used for storing the maintenance tools.
6-501.114
Maintaining
Premises, Unnecessary Items, and Litter.
The premises shall be free of:
(A) Items that are unnecessary to the
operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is
nonfunctional or no longer used; and
(B) Litter.
6-501.115
Prohibiting Animals.
(A) Except as specified in (B) and (C) of
this section, live animals may not be allowed on the premises of a retail food
establishment.
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(B) Live animals may be allowed in the
following situations if the contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils,
linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles can not result:
(1) Edible fish or decorative fish in
aquariums, shellfish or crustacea on ice or under refrigeration, and shellfish
and crustacea in display tank systems;
(2) Patrol dogs accompanying police or
security officers in offices, dining, sales, and storage areas, and sentry dogs
running loose in outside fenced areas;
(3) In areas that are not used for food
preparation and that are usually open for customers, such as dining and sales
areas, service animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities
Act that are controlled by the disabled employee or person, if a
health or safety hazard will not result from the presence or activities of the
service animal;
(4) Pets in the
common dining areas of institutional care facilities such as nursing homes,
assisted living facilities, group homes, or residential care facilities at
times other than during meals if:
(a)
Effective partitioning and self-closing doors separate the common dining areas
from food storage or food preparation areas,
(b) Condiments, equipment, and utensils are
stored in enclosed cabinets or removed from the common dining areas when pets
are present, and
(c) Dining areas
including tables, countertops, and similar surfaces are effectively cleaned
before the next meal service; and
(5) In areas that are not used for food
preparation, storage, sales, display, or dining, in which there are caged
animals or animals that are similarly confined, such as in a variety store that
sells pets or a tourist park that displays animals.
(C) Live or dead fish bait may be stored if
contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and unwrapped
single-service and single-use articles cannot result.
